Out and About

Well our get away is over.  This is the first of what I hope will be a number of weekend escapes.  I know to take extra coffee, sugar and milk next time but we lived.
We booked into a motel on the southside of Brisbane to save us driving backwards and forwards.  There was a men’s convention on that featured a couple of people that I really wanted to hear.
Many people I had not heard of, though I must say I was impressed by those I did hear.  Many of them just told their stories.  They were definitely from the other side of the track but the changes in them were amazing.  Going from people haters and beating up people for fun and spending time in prison to family lovers and positive contributors to society.
It does not matter to me if someone had (like these people) a really rough upbringing of abuse and neglect or if a person comes from a good home and loving environment (like me).  Everyone needs a transformational experience.  There is only one way to an eternal change.
Anyway Merril and I had headed down here.  We explored some shops and had a bit of a look around.  I did not attend every session but those I went to I found inspiring. It was weird that the main speakers were in the afternoon session.  Their talks were full of information.  That is the time traditionally people are sleepiest.  Many organizations avoid that time as the one most likely to yield the least retention. 
Anyway I took it all in as much as possible.  Merril then came and got me and we went to dinner.  It was interesting to see the number of people out and about.  Some places had tv’s and we saw the lions playing.  It was really close early, but we ended up having a win.
Today we do a lazy drive home.  We intend visiting a joint on the southside we want to see so we will be out of the motel by 7.30am.
It has been a good weekend.